mailinator.com is great for temporary email addresses. If someone just wants and address for verification, just give them a mailinator.com address and then check your mail. There are no passwords or security and it doesn't store mail for long, but it's perfect for one shot emails.

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posted on 01/31/2013 9:36:00 AM PST
by KarlInOhio
(Choose one: the yellow and black flag of the Tea Party or the white flag of the Republican Party.)

When my daughter was three we took her to Disney in Calif. She loved that ride and had memorized the song and was able to sign it out after only the first ride - singing it millions of times over the years, as a matter of fact. The next time we went to Disney was 10 years ago when she was 39 and she and I took her the grandson. She sang it out loudly during the ride. She was killed in an auto accident shortly after that. Wish I had recorded her singing it. While it may be annoying to you, hearing it does trigger memories which are precious to me.

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posted on 01/31/2013 12:34:16 PM PST
by Grams A
(The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)

Google Earth is fascinating and fun. Have had it for years. No problems. Give me your lat/lon and in about a minute I’ll tell you what color your roof is and whether or not your car/truck was in the driveway or not.

I had been using it for some time tracking flyover airline traffic(w/Flightwise kmz's)with a high altitude chart overlay, showing the aircraft on particular airways and making turns at designated(flight-plan)way-points.

...but in the last year or so GE has become painfully slow(map loading, cursor movement, etc.)that I just don't use it much anymore. Not sure though what the problem is/was(settings? too many KMZ's? video drivers?...).

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posted on 01/31/2013 11:56:23 PM PST
by RckyRaCoCo
(Shall Not Be Infringed)

HT asked if it was stand-alone, with its own icon. As opposed to being a website accessed through a standard web browser. I answered correctly that it is.

Your issue is different; it touches on the location of the data. You correctly note that an internet connection is necessary. While Google Earth can be augmented with the user's own locally stored data, the data provided by Google are all stored on and accessed through the internet.

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posted on 02/01/2013 2:33:17 AM PST
by ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)

I am browsing with Firefox v18.0.1 on Windows XP Pro SP3. I went to http://www.google.com/earth/index.html and hit the “Download Google Earth” button on upper right corner. At the next page, I unchecked the “Include Google Chrome etc.” radio buttons and hit the “Agree and Download” button below the legalese. This downloaded an executable installer. I ran the executable installer and it in turn downloaded and installed Google Earth ... current version appears to be 7.0.2.8415, at least on Windows.

Not sure what the problem might be; perhaps you need to update your browser?

I don’t use Chrome, but it has its fans.

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posted on 02/01/2013 4:01:34 AM PST
by ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)

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